Received A Wife From The Civil Affairs Bureau Ch.35

A few days later….

After her experience in Country M, although Jiang Ziquan’s work did not change exponentially, she still made progress that improved her skills. 

Furthermore, one doesn’t know if it was out of revenge for the New Year’s Eve fiasco or something else, Chen Chen had given Jiang Ziquan a lot of work to complete. She had even given her work to complete after she had returned to Beijin, but Chen Chen’s plans didn’t impact Jiang Ziquan in the slightest other than reducing her time of going out. 

She glanced up at the clock and saw it was already past one, so Chen Feng and Teacher Shen should be sleeping now. She felt a little thirsty and turned on her mobile phone’s flashlight as she tiptoed into the living room. 

She hadn’t even taken more than two steps towards the kitchen when a dark figure appeared. The sudden appearance caused Jiang Ziquan to suddenly jump back in fright. 

Shen Yumo heard the commotion behind her, turned around and whispered, “It’s me.”

“Oh, it’s just you, Teacher Shen. You startled me.” Jiang Ziquan calmed her beating heart and walked over with a small smile on her face. Ever since the incident a few days ago at the Mingxing event, the awkwardness had slowly faded.

 “Why aren’t you sleeping yet?”

Shen Yumo continued to pour some water into her glass before turning around. That’s when Jiang Ziquan saw her pale face and the large droplets of sweat running on down her face. She could even smell the strong scent of Chinese medicine lingering in the air. She immediately knew that something was off and hurriedly touched her hand. The coldness of Shen Yumo’s hand surprised her and she asked, “Are you sick? Do you need to go to the hospital?” 

“I’m fine.” Shen Yumo spoke softly and felt her heart go a little soft when she was Jiang Ziquan’s nervous expression. She shook her hand out of Jiang Ziquan’s grip with a red blush on her face. 

“No, you’re already in this state, how can you say you’re fine? Get in the car, I will drive you.” Jiang Ziquan was getting even more anxious. She was very bad at taking care of herself, let alone sick people, but a doctor would definitely know what to do. 

Shen Yumo saw that Jiang Ziquan really was going to take her hospital. She bit her lower lip and quickly whispered, “It’s that time of the month.”

“What time?” Jiang Ziquan stared for a moment and then watched as Shen Yumo gave her a glare. Then she realized that Shen Yumo had been clutching her lower abdomen this entire time and she suddenly felt enlightened, “Oh, it’s that.” 

Her mind was muddled by her concern that she completely forgot about these obvious signs. Furthermore, she never really experienced any pain during hers, so of course, she wouldn’t have noticed until now. She knows that Lin Cuo sometimes has pain problems during hers, but didn’t they say that as long as one kept their body in good shape that there would be no pain? Teacher Shen paid attention to her health every day while Jiang Ziquan would eat random junk food every so often, so why did she not feel any pain during hers?

“Then you should quickly lay down and try to sleep.” Jiang Ziquan reached up and held her arm, supporting her carefully back to Shen’s Yumo’s bedroom. Once there, she carefully arranged the blankets to fit snugly around Shen Yumo and turned up the heat on the thermostat. 

“Do you have a hot water bottle?” Jiang Ziquan asked. She remembered that her former roommate would often hold a hot water bottle on her stomach to warm it during these painful moments. 

When Shen Yumo merely blinked back at her, she knew that Shen Yumo was not in the right state of mind to be thinking clearly. However, even with her sick  and pained appearance, Jiang Ziquan couldn’t help thinking that she looked beautiful, like one of those ancient sick beauties. 

After comforting her and telling her to rest, Jiang Ziquan went back out to make some brown sugar ginger water. It was a simple recipe that even she can do, so naturally, Jiang Ziquan was able to make it quickly. 

She also called Lin Cuo to ask her what she should do. Annoyed at being woken up in the middle of the night, Lin Cuo just told her that she should use ‘love’ to relieve the pain. However, the gullible Jiang Ziquan thought it made sense. For the currently fragile and pitiful Teacher Shen must be in desperate need of comfort and love from others. 

She entered the bedroom again and saw that Shen Yumo was still curled up in a ball, groaning softly from time to time. Watching Shen Yumo suffer caused Jiang Ziquan to feel agony for her as well and tears formed in her eyes as she witnessed this scene. 

She turned on the bedside lamp and gently lifted Shen Yumo, cradling her into her arms. There was not a single drop of color left in that pale face and she said soothingly, “Here, drink some brown sugar ginger water. If you feel uncomfortable and it gets worse, then I really am going to drive you to the hospital.”

Shen Yumo’s eyelids fluttered open, but the discomfort from her stomach made her feel extremely weak and she had no strength left to even lift the bowl. Fortunately, Jiang Ziquan was there beside her and she patiently fed Shen Yumo the hot drink, one spoonful at a time. 

After drinking about half of the bowl, Shen Yumo turned away and shook her head. Jiang Ziquan understood that she didn’t want to drink anymore and would not force her to as she set it down on the bedside table. 

Shen Yumo closed her eyes as she laid in Jiang Ziquan’s soft and warm embrace. Jiang Ziquan first softly patted her head and then placed her hand on her stomach, gently rubbing the area in a soothing manner. Although a layer of clothes separated them, Shen Yumo could still feel the heat coming from the other’s hand. 

The hands were warm against her stomach and soon enough, Shen Yumo fell asleep. 

 When she heard the even breathing sounds, Jiang Ziquan carefully put Shen Yumo back down on the bed. Then a sudden idea popped into her head and laid down on the bed too. She lifted the covers and then wrapped her hands around Shen Yumo’s waist from behind. Shen Yumo didn’t wake from her sudden movements and instead shifted slightly to fit herself more comfortably in Jiang Ziquan’s arms. 

Jiang Ziquan smiled to herself and continued to gently massage that troubled stomach. 

After a long while, she still couldn’t sleep yet as her internal clock still hasn’t gotten used to being back in Beijin. Furthermore, her nose was filled with the sweet scent of Teacher Shen so she couldn’t sleep even if she wanted too.

 Jiang Ziquan snuggled closer and placed a gentle peck to the back of Shen Yumo’s neck. The smooth and fair neck seemed to flip a switch inside her. She felt a fire ignite inside her and her hands slowly moved up from that stomach. 

It was like she was under a spell and her hands landed on those two round mounds. Her body was telling her that she could only feel satisfaction if she….

“Ehm.”

A small sound escaped from the lips of the person in her harms and instantly sobered her up. Looking down, she quickly withdrew her hands and disentangled herself from the sheets as she fled from the room like her life depended on it. 

It took at least three large glasses of cold water going down her through before she eased that strange fire in her body. As her mind recalled what happened just now, she slapped both her cheeks with her hands. Feeling the tingling and hot pain, it somewhat helped to assuage her guilt. She inwardly scolded herself. What she did just now was no different than a man who couldn’t keep it in their pants.

She was no longer a horny 15-16-year-old teenager, so why was she acting like this? It was normal for her to feel desire, but that strange feeling was different from her normal desire as it took over her mind and almost made her lose control. 

Could it be that this is what happens when you’re with the person you like?

Wasn’t she fine last time when she was with Teacher Shen at the love hotel? So why was her body reacting like this?

She laid on her own bed this time and watched as the sky turned brighter outside. In her desperation, she could only call that old slave driver, Chen Chen. She couldn’t bother Lin Cuo, that single dog, after all. 

“If your desires are going out of control, you should just pounce on her and satisfy your craving.” 

“But yesterday Teacher Shen was on her you-know-what.” Jiang Ziquan briefly explained yesterday’s events, her face a little hot as she no longer felt like an intelligent human but an animal driven by instincts. 

“Haha, you’re not even acting like a human anymore. It’s like you were fed a large helping of aphrodisiacs.” Chen Chen dared to joke like this because she knew that Jiang Ziquan’s self-control was pretty strong and she had no actual experience when it came to anything sexual: “Did you eat anything weird lately?”

Jiang Ziquan thought about it seriously. She hadn’t eaten anything weird lately. Then the only reason she can come up with is that Teacher Shen was just too charming yesterday. 

Shen Yumo slowly woke up and her hands automatically went to her stomach. Memories from yesterday flowed in and her face turned red as she remembered that Jiang Ziquan had helped her relieve the pain while staying by her side. 

However, all she really remembered was that Jiang Ziquan seemed to have slept next to her last night. Yet, the spot next to her was cold and so it made her feel like it might’ve been a dream. 

When Shen Yumo came out, Jiang Ziquan didn’t dare to meet her eyes, “I bought some white porridge earlier, do you want to eat some?”

“Ok.”

Jiang Ziquan placed the bowls down on the table but refused to lift her eyes from her porridge. She was afraid that Teacher Shen might have noticed something yesterday and then accuse her of being a beast. 

“Thank you for yesterday.” Shen Yumo took a sip of the porridge, savoring the sweet, sugary dates and smooth, plump rice grains sliding pleasantly down her throat. Her pain from yesterday was mostly alleviated by now. 

“Does it still hurt?” The moment those words came out, Jiang Ziquan’s brain began to think about some unsavory things and her ears blushed a deep red. 

“I feel much better now.”

“That’s good.” Jiang Ziquan continued, “I already called in for you and asked for a day off. You should stay at home and rest up today.”

“Ok.” 

The two had their breakfast and then sat together as they watched some movies. Coincidentally, there was one movie where the male lead was set up and given aphrodisiacs, but the female lead helped him relieve the pain. Jiang Ziquan covered her face with her hands. She thought about how she was like that drugged man yesterday and felt even more embarrassed. 

“What’s wrong? Why is your face so red?”

Jiang Ziquan quickly shook her head and then turned to look at Shen Yumo. Her eyes moved down from Shen Yumo’s neck and stopped at her chest. The thought of the brief touch from yesterday caused her to panic and she quickly stood up, running away and escaping into her bedroom again. 

Shen Yumo only puzzlingly watched her leave. 

While Jiang Ziquan was going through a self-discovery and seriously contemplating if she was truly a beast, Lin Cuo stopped by with a bag full of supplements. 

“You’re not going to work today, Teacher Shen?” Lin Cuo was familiar with Jiang Ziquan’s place and placed the supplements in Jiang Ziquan’s medicine drawer. Although she was used to barging into the apartment, she was surprised to see Shen Yumo was still home. 

“I’m not feeling too well today.”

“I see, but why isn’t Ziquan here to take care of you?” Lin Cuo nodded in understanding. Shen Yumo merely pointed at Jiang Ziquan’s bedroom and she thanked her before walking towards the room. She thought about it and after seeing Shen Yumo’s sickly complexion, she understood why her friend would call her in the middle of the night. Thinking that it was still early and Jiang Ziquan might still be asleep, she knocked on the door before walking in. 

“What are you doing here?” Jiang Ziquan asked, her voice sounding muffled as she had a pillow covering her head. 

“I bumped into Teacher Shen’s cousin today and she asked me to give you this bag of supplements. A strange request, but I was going to visit you anyways so I agreed.”

“Who? Her cousin? Wait, how do you even know her?”

Lin Cuo gave her a brief explanation and then sat on the bed, “By the way, is this the attitude you should have if you’re chasing someone? Aren’t you supposed to be taking care of Teacher Shen? So why aren’t you out there helping her? I think I saw her cleaning up the room, but isn’t she too sick for that?”

“She’s cleaning?” Jiang Ziquan sat up abruptly. She rushed out of the room and sure enough, she saw Shen Yumo with her sleeves scrunched up her forearms as she cleaned the apartment. She quickly ran over and reached to grab the tool out of Shen Yumo’s hands. However, she accidentally brushed against Shen Yumo’s hand in the process and quickly pulled back her hand like it had been zapped by an electric shock. Shen Yumo tilted her head and stared confusedly up at her.

She carefully made sure she wouldn’t touch Shen Yumo’s hands and gingerly grabbed the cleaning tools again, “ Teacher Shen, please go rest. I can do the cleaning.”

“It’s fine, I can do it.” Shen Yumo stepped towards her but then stopped as she watched Jiang Ziquan quickly retreat back a few steps. For some reason, that made her feel a little upset and irritated. 

Jiang Ziquan ignored her weak protests and dragged Lin Cuo into helping her clean. 

Lin Cuo peeked through the doors at Shen Yumo lying on the bed and then at the red gloves on her hands and sighed, “I am the guest, so how can you make me help with the cleaning?” 

Jiang Ziquan gave her a sideways glance. She didn’t understand what her friend was worried about and felt that she wasn’t asking for anything much from Lin Cuo. “So what? After this, I need you to help me clean the restaurant too.”

Lin Cuo rolled her eyes in frustration and went back to her cleaning, working hard without complaint.

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Author’s notes: 

Can anybody guess why Little Jiang is acting like this? Hehe~

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T/N notes:

Do I think spooning is cute af? Hell yes. 

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